“Road Runner”

Since 2015, the Dallas-born rapper Asian Doll has been releasing mixtapes and singles on Soundcloud at a rapid clip, and has cycled through styles just as swiftly. The 20-year-old’s previous songs include everything from straightforward street threats to Auto-Tune hip-pop. The constant is her Southern drawl and pugilistic charm—and her latest track, the make-money manifesto “Road Runner,” is her most thrilling offering yet.

The Bay Area producer Bankroll Got It’s bruising trap percussion forms around a sparse, tiptoeing key line with a tension that never relents. Over it, Asian Doll accelerates through a slick barrage of taut one-liners (“Keep it G, I’m a freak/I might let him lick my feet”) and jeers. Whereas her talents previously popped up fleeting moments in past songs, here, she’s locked in for her most charismatic performance; “Road Runner” dazzles throughout, delivered fiercely enough to make every line land with purpose. The hook, the only few seconds where Asian Doll takes a breather, works as a reset just so we’re clear on her point: “Ain’t no love in the money, honey why you stalking ‘em?” It’s an infectious mantra.